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![Photo of Cook County Jail with images of pollution on top of it]()
![Photo of Cook County Jail with images of pollution on top of it]()
America’s biggest jails are frontline environmental justice communities
The three biggest county jail systems in the U.S. demonstrate how incarcerated people are uniquely exposed to environmental hazards.
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‘It’s a historic moment’ — Pete Buttigieg on EV chargers, lead pipes, and the promise of infrastructure
The transportation secretary says an opportunity like this is unlikely to come again.
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How do I get my neighbors to stop littering?
Litter is such a deeply complex salad of environmental issues!
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![Cars driving on highway with skyline in background]()
Why activists distrust this plan to cut emissions from cars and trucks
Many environmental justice advocates worry the interstate climate initiative will leave overburdened communities behind.
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![Pete Buttigieg giving a speech]()
![Pete Buttigieg giving a speech]()
Here’s why Pete Buttigieg’s tax on driving isn’t ready for prime time
Taxing drivers by the mile could disproportionately burden low-income workers, rural communities, and people of color.
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![an illustration of a street in Paris with a row of buildings. In the center, the building is slightly green with cannabis leaves on the outside.]()
![an illustration of a street in Paris with a row of buildings. In the center, the building is slightly green with cannabis leaves on the outside.]()
The secret ingredient in Paris’ green public housing
How cannabis can be part of an affordable housing future — not just one for eco-conscious elites.
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![Ever Given stuck in Suez Canal]()
![Ever Given stuck in Suez Canal]()
About that ship jammed in the Suez Canal …
The Ever Given is supposed to be a more efficient vessel. Running aground and blocking maritime traffic is ruining that.
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![A large house with a red picket fence drawn around it and multi family housing on each side of the image]()
![A large house with a red picket fence drawn around it and multi family housing on each side of the image]()
Zoned out: One woman’s half-century fight to desegregate Berkeley
The legacy of race-based housing rules continues to shape the landscape of big cities.
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Stacey Abrams helped Georgia go blue. Now she wants it to go green.
Abrams connects the dots between voting rights, transit, and the future of the planet.
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![Burlington, Vermont, sources 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.]()
![Burlington, Vermont, sources 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.]()
Can a city truly be 100% renewable? It’s complicated.
Hundreds of cities have pledged to switch to renewables -- but there's a lot standing in their way.
